What happens if I request an interview during supplemental examination?
If you request an interview during a supplemental examination proceeding, your request will be considered unauthorized and will not be granted. The MPEP states: “Any paper requesting an interview that is filed in a supplemental examination proceeding is an unauthorized paper, and will be expunged from the file if inadvertently entered.” This means that even…
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Once an application is no longer under the examiner’s jurisdiction during the appeal process, interviews are generally not permitted. However, there is a provision for exceptional circumstances: “Requests for interviews on cases under the jurisdiction of the Board should be granted only with specific approval of the Technology Center Director upon a showing in writing…
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